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A brief history: The one-handed backhand is "the shot that made Roger Federer famous, the signature stroke of Rod Laver, a favorite of John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova," writes ...
Wood ranked Budge number one in his list, saying the decision was a "no-brainer" and said Budge was "recognized by his peers as the one player to have commanded not only every shot in the book for every surface, but also to have been blessed with the single most destructive tennis weapon ever- a bludgeon backhand struck with a sixteen ounce ...
Peter McNamara (5 July 1955 – 20 July 2019 [1]) was an Australian tennis player and coach.. McNamara won five singles titles and nineteen doubles titles in his career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became world No. 7.
Executing one of the most deadly top-spin single-handed backhands. Gasquet’s backhand is known for its consistency, speed and accuracy, and has been acclaimed by many past players and commentators such as Robbie Koenig, John McEnroe and Brad Gilbert. His ability to create pace and angles with it, from anywhere on the base line, coupled with ...
The right-handed Annacone achieved his career best singles ranking in 1985 of world No. 12 and US No. 6. A serve-and-volleyer who would often chip and charge when returning serve, Annacone played on the ATP tour until 1992, amassing a career singles win-lose record of 157–131 in Grand Slam, Grand Prix, and ATP Tour events.
Lycett was recognised as one of the dominant players in men's doubles. [4] He was the champion at both the Australasian Championships and Wimbledon multiple times. In April 1924 he won the singles title at the inaugural British Hard Court Championships in Torquay defeating Christiaan van Lennep in the final in four sets. [ 5 ]
Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $3,031,247: Singles; Career record: 231–202: Career titles: 3: Highest ranking: No. 12 (22 April 1996) Grand Slam ...
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